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yew

/ju/ adjective C2
  1. Made from the wood of the yew tree.
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Rows of very ancient yew trees cut into strange designs girded it round.
The Valley of Fear, p. 62 · C1
I have said that a decoration of yew trees circled the garden.
The Valley of Fear, p. 62 · C1
Below the yew--it still is there--
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 24 · C1
Sir Charles Baskerville was in the habit every night before going to bed of walking down the famous yew alley of Baskerville Hall.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 18 · C1

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